Whereas many refugees were able to return home, almost 300,000 additional persons were forced to flee their homes and became refugees in 2002, mainly from Burundi (29,000), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (39,000) and Liberia (105,000).
Mientras que muchos refugiados pudieron repatriarse, casi otras 300.000 personas fueron obligadas a abandonar sus hogares y a convertirse en refugiados en 2002, principalmente en Burundi (29.000), Liberia (105.000) y la República Democrática del Congo (39.000).